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16 Horsepower
Band Denver United States Active 1992–2005
16 Horsepower formed in 1992 in Denver, United States and was active until 2005. 16 Horsepower has 8 chart appearances on 6 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 2019–2026. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Black Soul Choir”, which appears on 3 lists with a best position of #383. The station that charted 16 Horsepower most often is The Colorado Sound (Fort Collins–Denver, CO), with 6 appearances.
16 Horsepower rode out of Denver in 1992 sounding like a revival tent on fire. David Eugene Edwards sang and played a whole attic's worth of instruments, and for most of the band's run he had a French rhythm section behind him: Pascal Humbert on bass and Jean-Yves Tola on drums, both veterans of the French band Passion Fodder. Keven Soll was part of the early lineup before Humbert came back for good.
What they made got tagged gothic country, and they got there first: country rock dragged through bluegrass, gospel and the old string-band sounds of Appalachia, dark, dusty and dead serious. Edwards wrote like a hellfire preacher with a guilty conscience, all conflict and punishment, redemption and guilt, soaked in scripture. Sackcloth 'n' Ashes, from 1996, and "Black Soul Choir" are about as close to a stomping sermon as alternative rock got that decade. Their records came out on A&M Records and Alternative Tentacles.
Four studio albums and a lot of hard touring later, they called it quits in 2005, putting the split down to political and spiritual differences. The members carried the flame on in Wovenhand and Lilium, and in 2025 the band reformed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by 16 Horsepower on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Soul Choir | 3 | #383 | – | – | |
| 2 | Day Of The Lords | 1 | #385 | – | – | |
| 3 | Shametown | 1 | #421 | – | – | |
| 4 | Clogger | 1 | #527 | – | – | |
| 5 | Bad Moon Risin' | 1 | #683 | – | – | |
| 6 | Haw | 1 | #1003 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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